| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Legge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nelson Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wooten (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tom Thacker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Aaron Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Harber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Karl Cape (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Church (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Karl Cape picks off the pass by Nelson Campbell | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Karl Cape lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Sullivan | 28-32 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Dennis Harber misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Ronald Stucker tips it in | 28-34 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker buries a floater from the right wing set up by Brian Wooten | 30-34 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Dennis Harber is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ron Stanley (PG), Frank Sauceda (SG), Danny Kimbler (SF), Michael Holley (PF), David Hair (C) Aaron Sullivan, Dennis Harber, Karl Cape, Ronald Stucker, Steven Church | |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Michael Holley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Frank Sauceda pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Ron Stanley's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Wooten | 30-34 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Stanley - foul #2 on Ron Stanley, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dennis Harber (SG), Paul Anderson (C) Frank Sauceda, David Hair | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Danny Kimbler snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Michael Holley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Kimbler and he's fouled by Brian Wooten - foul #4 on Brian Wooten, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (PF) Brian Wooten | |
| Subs | Iowa | Karl Cape (SF), David Hair (C) Danny Kimbler, Paul Anderson | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Michael Holley makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Sauceda (SG), Ronald Stucker (PF) Dennis Harber, Michael Holley | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Karl Cape drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ron Stanley | 30-39 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Karl Cape | 30-39 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Karl Cape hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nelson Campbell - foul #2 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), Michael Holley (PF), Paul Anderson (C) Ron Stanley, Frank Sauceda, Ronald Stucker, David Hair | |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Karl Cape makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Karl Cape misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Legge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Aaron Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Harber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Karl Cape (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Holley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker double dribbles | 30-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Kimbler (SF), David Hair (C) Karl Cape, Paul Anderson | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher misses short on an open shot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hair | 30-40 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Michael Holley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 30-40 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | David Hair gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Michael Holley misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Garretson | 30-40 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson lays it up and in set up by Nelson Campbell | 32-40 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Michael Holley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Garretson - foul #2 on Thomas Garretson, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Wooten (PF), Willie Leonard (C) Nelson Campbell, Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ron Stanley (PG), Frank Sauceda (SG), Karl Cape (SF), Ronald Stucker (PF), Steven Church (C) Aaron Sullivan, Dennis Harber, Danny Kimbler, Michael Holley, David Hair | |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Karl Cape connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-42 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Ron Stanley pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Karl Cape clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Legge | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Legge (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Garretson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wooten (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Willie Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ron Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Sauceda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Cape (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Church (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Willie Leonard | 34-42 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Ron Stanley makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Thacker (C) Thomas Garretson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dennis Harber (SG), Danny Kimbler (SF), Paul Anderson (C) Frank Sauceda, Karl Cape, Steven Church | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Ron Stanley misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Wooten | 34-44 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Danny Kimbler - foul #2 on Danny Kimbler, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Karl Cape (SF) Ron Stanley, Danny Kimbler | |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fisher - foul #4 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Dennis Harber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Kimbler (SF) Karl Cape | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher is hacked by Ronald Stucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Stucker, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Hair (C) Ronald Stucker | |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Legge | 37-44 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Paul Anderson's floater is knocked away by Brian Wooten | 37-44 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Danny Kimbler tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard's pass is intercepted by Aaron Sullivan | 37-46 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Paul Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Sullivan | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Dennis Harber picks off the pass by Robert Fisher in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Dennis Harber misses the shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Sullivan | 37-48 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Danny Kimbler is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell (SF) Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ron Stanley (PG), Frank Sauceda (SG), Karl Cape (SF), Ronald Stucker (PF), Steven Church (C) Aaron Sullivan, Dennis Harber, Danny Kimbler, Paul Anderson, David Hair | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher's pass is intercepted by Ron Stanley in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Ron Stanley jams it | 37-50 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten loses the dribble to Ron Stanley in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Steven Church misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Wooten - foul #5 on Brian Wooten, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (PF) Brian Wooten | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Steven Church misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Steven Church misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Steven Church makes the jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Legge (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Garretson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Leonard (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ron Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Sauceda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Cape (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Church (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Sauceda - foul #2 on Frank Sauceda, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Thacker (C) Willie Leonard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Holley (PF) Ronald Stucker | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Ron Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fisher - foul #5 on Robert Fisher, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Dietz (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Ron Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Ron Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Frank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tom Thacker - foul #1 on Tom Thacker, team foul #9 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Stucker (PF) Michael Holley | |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Frank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Frank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Stucker swats the short shot by Thomas Garretson | 39-56 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker hits the follow up shot | 41-56 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Steven Church can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-56 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ron Stanley - foul #3 on Ron Stanley, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Leonard (SF) Tom Dietz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), Danny Kimbler (SF), Michael Holley (PF), David Hair (C) Ron Stanley, Frank Sauceda, Karl Cape, Ronald Stucker, Steven Church | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | David Hair grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Danny Kimbler connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dennis Harber | 42-58 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vern Minick (PG) Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Karl Cape (SF), Ronald Stucker (PF), Paul Anderson (C) Danny Kimbler, Michael Holley, David Hair | |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-58 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Karl Cape grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Ronald Stucker is hacked by Thomas Legge - foul #3 on Thomas Legge, team foul #10 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Dietz (PG), Tom Thacker (C) Vern Minick, Willie Leonard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ron Stanley (PG), Frank Sauceda (SG), Danny Kimbler (SF), Steven Church (C) Aaron Sullivan, Dennis Harber, Karl Cape, Paul Anderson | |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Ronald Stucker makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Ronald Stucker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-60 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Steven Church knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Stucker | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tom Dietz (fresh) SG - Thomas Legge (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Campbell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garretson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Thacker (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ron Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Kimbler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Stucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Church (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson is hacked by Ronald Stucker - foul #2 on Ronald Stucker, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), Karl Cape (SF), Michael Holley (PF), David Hair (C) Ron Stanley, Frank Sauceda, Danny Kimbler, Ronald Stucker, Steven Church | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Tom Dietz is blocked by Michael Holley | 44-62 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Holley | 44-65 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-65 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Tom Dietz gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Aaron Sullivan takes the ball from Tom Thacker | 44-65 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Dennis Harber blows the layup | 44-65 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Tom Dietz snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-65 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Karl Cape | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Michael Holley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | David Hair gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Michael Holley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Harber | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker is whistled for a carry | 44-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Stucker (PF), Steven Church (C) Michael Holley, David Hair | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 44-67 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Steven Church gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan runs out the clock | 44-67 |